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| Name | Class |
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| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | INDUSTRY |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc | INDUSTRY |
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Food allergy is a common disease in childhood affecting up to 8% of children in Westernized countries. About 30 percent of children with food allergies are allergic to more than one food, most often milk, egg, wheat, peanut and tree nut. Peanut and hazelnut are common triggers of severe and potentially fatal food-induced anaphylactic reactions. Currently, there is no curative treatment for food allergy. Novel therapies for this potentially life-threatening condition are therefore much needed.
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to study the effect of Omalizumab on children with food allergy.
Primary endpoint: Change in challenge threshold after 3 months of treatment in patients treated with Omalizumab versus placebo.
Secondary endpoints: Change in challenge threshold at 6 months. Change in Skin Prick Test (SPT), serum markers for allergy (specific IgE, IgG4, BAT (basofil activation test)), severity of comorbidity, and quality of life from at 3 and 6 months. Change in treshold within and between the groups.
The investigator's hypothesis is that increased Omalizumab dose and/or a longer treatment period will increase food allergy threshold.
Within the groups:
Between the groups:
Patients are randomized electronically via an e-CRF prepared by OPEN in RedCap. Assigned 3:1 to Omalizumab or placebo in 13 x 8 block (6:2) by a blinded health care person.
GCP-monitoring is performed by the local GCP-unit at Odense University Hospital
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Omalizumab | Active Comparator | Omalizumab is a sterile solution in a prefilled syring for subcutaneous injection. The syrings contains 75 mg or 150 mg omalizumab. 75 patients will have Omalizumab in doses depending of body weight and IgE every 2. or 4. week for 6 month Omalizumab is administered subcutaneously |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Placebo contains sodium chloride 0,9 % in a prefilled syring for subcutaneous injection. 25 patients will have placebo depending of the body weight and IgE every 2. or 4. week in 3 month. They will subsequently get Omalizumab for 3 month if nonresponders. Placebo is administered subcutaneously |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omalizumab | Drug | Subcutaneous administration every 2. week or every 4. week. Dose is depending of the patients weight and IgE |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in challenge threshold (mg food protein tolerated by oral intake) | Change in challenge threshold after 3 months of treatment in patients treated with Omalizumab versus placebo | 0-3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in quality of life (validated questionnaire - food allergy quality of life questionnaire (FAQLQ)) | To estimate improvement in QoL before and after 3 months and 6 months treatment, using FAQLQ on a seven point scale with one as the best possible score (score 1-7) | 0-6 months |
| Change in skin prick test size (mm) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Prof DM PhD | Odense Research Center For Anaphylaxis | Study Director |
| Susanne Halken, Prof DM MD | Department of Childrens Hospital | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, Allergy Center, Odense University Hospital | Odense C | Funen | 5000 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005512 | Food Hypersensitivity |
| ID | Term |
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| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000069444 | Omalizumab |
| ID | Term |
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| D000888 | Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic |
| D000906 | Antibodies |
| D007136 | Immunoglobulins |
| D007162 | Immunoproteins |
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Eligible participants will be randomized to treatment with Omalizumab (regular dose of asthma dosing according to total IgE and weight) or placebo (3:1). Primary endpoint after 3 months treatment.
Responders (in the active as well as the placebo group) will continue treatment with the same dose of Omalizumab/placebo for a further 3 months. All non-responders will receive maximum dose of Omalizumab (according to weight, but not total IgE) for another 3 months.
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The syringes are filled and masked with opaque material of unblinded personnel who do not have patient contact.
| Placebo | Other | Subcutaneous administration every 2. week or every 4. week. Dose is depending of the patients weight and IgE |
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To estimate changes in skin prick test size during the treatment |
| 0-6 months |
| Change in severity of co-morbidity (atopic dermatitis, asthma, allergic rhintitis using clinical severity scores) | To estimate improvement in atopic diseases by evaluation of disease severity (SCORAD atopic dermatitis, VAS and CSMS rhinitis, ATC asthma) | 0-6 months |
| Change in levels of serum markers for food allergy (IgE (kIU/L), IgG4 (kIU)) | To estimate changes in serum markers for allergy during the treatment | 0-6 months |
| Change in levels of serum markers for food allergy BAT test (CD-sens)) | To estimate changes in serum markers for allergy during the treatment | 0-6 months |
| D001798 |
| Blood Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D061067 | Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized |
| D000911 | Antibodies, Monoclonal |
| D012712 | Serum Globulins |
| D005916 | Globulins |